The limitation period starts when the plaintiff realizes that her injury may have been caused by the failure of the medical practitioner. ‘Attributable to’ means ‘capable of being attributed to’ and not ’caused by’. ‘Act or omission’ does not equate with ‘negligence’, ‘actionable’ or ‘tortious’.
Citations:
Ind Summary 26-Jul-1993, Times 06-Jul-1993, [1993] 4 Med L R 328
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – O’Driscoll v Dudley Health Authority CA 30-Apr-1998
The plaintiff sought damages for the negligence of the respondent in her care at birth. Years later the family concluded that her condition was a result of negligence. They waited until she was 21, when they mistakenly believed that she became an . .
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Limitation, Professional Negligence
Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.78661
